Founded in 2018, Benedetto is a small family operation owning two small vineyards in the Willamette Valley which provide it with Pinot Noir, Chardonnay and Gamay. It sources fruit from Walla Walla for several red wines. This Syrah was grown in the Cougar Hills Vineyards in the Milton Freewater area of the Rocks District, and it will help sustain that region’s fame for Syrah. It displays lovely blueberry and fig aromas and is medium bodied. Richly textured with a solid core of plum fruit and traces of lavender and earthiness, it drinks well now but will take on some complexity with short-term cellaring.
Benedetto Vineyards, Walla Walla Valley (Washington) Syrah 2020
By Norm Roby